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Atonement vs Expiration - What's the difference?

atonement | expiration |

As nouns the difference between atonement and expiration

is that atonement is a repair done for the sake of a damaged relationship while expiration is the act of expiring.

atonement

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A repair done for the sake of a damaged relationship.
  • The reconciliation of God and mankind through the death of Jesus.

    • Derived terms

    * blood atonement * limited atonement * vicarious atonement

    See also

    * penance, expiation * Yom Kippur (Jewish holiday) * adunatio * (pedia) English words prefixed with at-

    expiration

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The act of expiring.
  • The act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth; as, respiration consists of inspiration and expiration; – opposed to inspiration.
  • Emission of volatile matter; exhalation.
  • The last emission of breath; death.
  • A coming to a close; cessation; extinction; termination; end.
  • That which is expired; matter breathed forth; that which is produced by breathing out, as a sound.

    • Usage note

    In most senses, mainly US; UK equivalent is expiry.